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Ohio Congresswoman Sues Over Trump’s Name Added to Kennedy Center

The Democrat lawmaker’s suit calls the renaming ‘a flagrant violation of the rule of law, and it flies in the face of our constitutional order.’
Ohio Congresswoman Sues Over Trump’s Name Added to Kennedy Center
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) (C) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) (C) arrive for a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for the "Harlem Hellfighters" of World War One on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Sept. 3, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Dec. 22 sued President Donald Trump and the Kennedy Center board of trustees over the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts being renamed the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

“Only Congress has the authority to rename the Kennedy Center. President Trump and his cronies must not be allowed to trample federal law and bypass Congress to feed his ego,” said Beatty in a statement. “This entire process has been a complete disgrace to this cherished institution and the people it serves. These unlawful actions must be blocked before any further damage is done.”
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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